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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region São Paulo (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
169
452
657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
155
399
596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
39
160
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
38
159
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
34
146
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
34
146
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
51
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
19
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for São Paulo
19 Genera with 57 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 186510SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1879Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1866
Three-lobed Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 200710SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1925Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 183611SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18923SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 19912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for São Paulo
57 Species
Acanthepeira labidura Mello-Leitao, 1943
Alpaida alticeps Keyserling, 1879
Alpaida atomaria Simon, 1895
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Alpaida bischoffi Levi, 1988
Alpaida grayi Blackwall, 1863
Alpaida keyserlingi Levi, 1988
Alpaida leucogramma White, 1841Orb weavers
Alpaida tijuca Levi, 1988
Alpaida truncata Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus abeicus Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus horizonte Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus omnicolor Keyserling, 1893
Araneus uniformis Keyserling, 1879
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eustala perfida Cândido Firm..., 1947
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Mangora bocaina Levi, 2007
Mangora chacobo Levi, 2007
Mangora hirtipes Taczanowski, 1878
Mangora insperata Soares & Cam..., 1948
Mangora mathani Simon, 1895
Mangora missa Levi, 2007
Mangora nonoai Levi, 2007
Mangora sobradinho Levi, 2007
Mangora strenua Keyserling, 1893
Mangora tefe Levi, 2007
Mastophora carpogaster Cândido Firm..., 1925
Mecynogea bigibba Eugène Simon, 1903
Mecynogea erythromela Holmberg, 1876
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metazygia gregalis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Micrathena fissispina Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839Orb weavers
Micrathena furcata Carl Wilhelm..., 1822
Micrathena jundiai Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena nigrichelis Embrik Strand, 1908
Micrathena patruelis Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena reali Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena ruschii Mello-Leitao, 1945
Micrathena swainsoni Josef Anton ..., 1833
Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Ocrepeira venustula Eugen von Ke..., 1879
Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863
Parawixia bistriata Rengger, 1836
Parawixia monticola Keyserling, 1892
Verrucosa scapofracta Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Verrucosa zebra Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Wagneriana dimastophora Mello-Leitao, 1940
Wagneriana juquia Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in São Paulo
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
12
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Araneidae at artfakta.se
Araneidae at biodiversity.org.au
Araneidae at dyntaxa.se
Araneidae at gbif.org
Araneidae at irmng.org
Araneidae at itis.gov